Today
January 13, 2025
TV Flash files “January 13, 2025” as hour 1801 of 2220 in the TV Flash guide — Today (1952–present) on NBC, season 2025, episode 9, aired 2025-01-13, 120 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2025E09: listed hour 1801 of 2220 in the Today guide, hour 9 of 261 in season 2025. It aired 2025-01-13 (120 min). The listed hour before it is “January 10, 2025” (S2025E08). Next is “David Beckham, Julia Garner” (S2025E10). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Craig Melvin officially joins Savannah Guthrie as co-anchor of TODAY — and in the ceremonial tradition, he gets to hear his name replayed from the show open. TODAY's Savannah Guthrie, and newly named co-anchor Craig Melvin, sit down with NBC's Mike Tirico, to talk about their new journey together at the anchor desk. "He is absolutely made for this job and made for this moment," Savannah says. Firefighters battling the out-of-control wildfires in Los Angeles County made some progress amid calmer winds over the weekend. However, the winds are expected to pick back up over the next few days. It comes as the death toll has risen to at least 24 and more than 12,000 homes and buildings damaged or destroyed. NBC's Tom Llamas reports for TODAY. Powerful Santa Ana winds are expected to intensify in the coming days, with gusts potentially reaching 70 miles per hour, further complicating efforts to contain severe wildfires in Southern California. TODAY's Al Roker tracks the forecast.
Viewer FAQ
Where does January 13, 2025 sit in the Today guide?
S2025E09 is listed hour 1801 of 2220 — hour 9 of 261 in season 2025, season 2025 episode 9.
When did Today S2025E09 air?
January 13, 2025 aired 2025-01-13 and is listed at 120 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Garroway's street-facing studio mix: news, weather, chatter. J. Fred Muggs is the 1950s mascot lore, not a side quest.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Today invented waking up with television: Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, and the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. A 2026 reader watches the original American morning-show contract — coffee, headlines, and the idea that a network should greet you before work.
The look is coffee, headlines, and a chimpanzee in the contract. NBC's *Today* premiered January 14, 1952: Dave Garroway from a street-facing New York studio, Pat Weaver's concept of morning television as a daily utility, Jack Lescoulie and Frank Blair rounding the original company, J. Fred Muggs as 1950s mascot sensation and, in the lore, a ratings assist. Mix of news, interviews, and light features. Peak decade energy in a window that still fights every weekday. The timeline can stan a co-host war. The…
Filed against
- Dave Garroway as Host
Dave Garroway invented waking up with television on Today — a chimpanzee co-host, coffee, headlines, the mix of news, weather, and chatter still fighting every weekday morning. 1950s network contract: a host who made dawn feel like a…
- Jack Lescoulie as Announcer / co-host
Jack Lescoulie co-hosted and announced Today — coffee, headlines, and the 1950s invention of waking up with television. Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee in the mix, chatter fighting the clock every weekday morning. TV Flash files him as the…
- Frank Blair as Newsreader
Frank Blair read the news on Today — Dave Garroway, a chimpanzee co-host, the original American morning-show contract of coffee, headlines, and the idea a network should wake you. TV Flash files him as 1950s dawn craft: the voice that…
- J. Fred Muggs as Mascot
J. Fred Muggs was Today's chimpanzee co-host — Dave Garroway, news, weather, and chatter, the original American morning-show contract. Coffee, headlines, the idea that a network should wake up with you. TV Flash files him as 1950s mascot…